| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Continuous improvement series |
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Continuous improvement series.
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| Contents |
Affordability: It's not what we always thought it was! -- Customers: who really comes first? -- Value and cost: the role of purpose and worth in affordability -- Faster: Ease and speed -- Better: quality and capability -- Leadership: by any other name is not management -- Change and transformation -- Creativity and innovation: from fragments of thought to prosperity -- People: the human factor -- Process: work work work! -- Performance: what is the score?: are we winning or losing? -- How to -- The affordability challenge |
| Summary |
"Affordability is a new concept that allows the implementation of Continuous Improvement for any organization. It encapsulates contemporary methods that improve product and service profitability, increases market share, value, speed, quality and capability, and cuts down on cost. This new method addresses the needs of growing, improving, and sustaining an organization. It provides a framework and foundation for launching improvement initiatives, deploying continuous improvement, and maintaining the cultural habits and behaviors required to continue such efforts. Case studies from a variety of industries, businesses, and institutions are provided."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 3, 2017) |
| Subject |
Cost control.
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Quality control.
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Value analysis (Cost control)
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Total quality management.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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cost control.
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quality control.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Cost control
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Organizational effectiveness
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Quality control
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Total quality management
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Value analysis (Cost control)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351727983 |
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1351727982 |
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9781498762410 |
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1498762417 |
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9781315183381 |
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1315183382 |
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